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Monday, February 21, 2011

Today, I took advantage of the winter storm hitting Minnesota (AGAIN) and spent some time looking through the July/August issue of Bookmarks Magazine. Luckily, I had reserved a few back copies of the magazine from the library. My favorite thing next to curling up with a good book, is curling up with my favorite magazine about books. Our new frugal lifestyle prohibits me from buying the magazine, so I depend on the library copies these days. So today I added a few more books to my “To Be Read” list. Below you can find 10 titles that looked interesting to me, which are linked to the reviews in Bookmarks magazine.

I would love to hear you readers out there!! How do you keep track of all the titles you want to possibly read in the future? I read many book reviews and have a hard time recording all the titles that look interesting to me. I am hoping that maybe by blogging about the books that look interesting to me, I will remember to reserve the titles at the library.

What have you added to your “To Be Read“ list lately?? Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend. If you are in the Midwest I hope you are safely at home and avoiding the next big winter storm that has found it’s way to our door again.

Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay (4.5/5)Great book! Any book that has me giving up sleep and sitting in the driveway to listen just a bit more is a winner for me! Tough read as is any book about the Holocaust. I shed a tear or two! I was unaware of Frances involvement in the round up of the French Jews. Be it a story about the holocaust, slavery, child abuse or Jim Crow Laws I can never understand how one human could have such disregard for another human.

The Wrong Mother - Sophie Hannah (3/5)This book had so much potential. There were parts that were a real page turner, but other parts dragged on. One thing that really stuck out to me was I didn't really have the feeling of knowing the characters. I think the character development was lacking. Way too many detectives with names that start with a S. ... I still don't know how the detectives figured out the crime based on what they really knew. Seemed like a bit of a reach. But I finished the book......and thought it was an average read.

The Promised World - Lisa Tucker (4/5)

Good book, story of a set of twins who had a difficult childhood. (why do I keep reading about child abuse?)

April

The Solace of Leaving Early - Haven Kimmel (3/5)

The Blue Notebook - James A Levine (DID NOT FINISH)About homeless children in Mumbai and their lives as child prostitutes. I just could not read about the neglect and abuse of these children. I had to stop reading when I was half done with the book.